Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Iraq
Iraq: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 82.6% in 2007. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Iraq, 1999–2007
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2007, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Iraq stood at 82.6%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.4% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Iraq peaked at 96.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 2007.
Iraq ranks 6th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 92.1% | 82.6% | 96.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 3 Tajikistan 88.6% compare
- 4 Myanmar 87.9% compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 84.0% compare
- 7 Chad 81.7% compare
- 8 Niger 80.0% compare
- 9 Cote d'Ivoire 79.4% compare
More education data for Iraq
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 60.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 36.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.6% (2007)
- Primary education, teachers 286,890 (2007)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 3.22 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 94.9% (2007)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Iraq?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Iraq was 82.6% in 2007, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2007.
- How does Iraq rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Iraq ranks 6th out of 179 countries with data for 2007.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Iraq data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.